Waiʻanae Nānākuli Maili Ko Olina Honokai Hale Kapolei Kalaeloa SENATOR MAILE SHIMABUKURO 2022 HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE SEPTEMBER 2022 JOIN OUR MAILOUT LIST BY EMAILING SenatorMaile@gmail.com
Department of Accounting and General Services
• $800,000 for ungulate fencing for local farmers, primarily on the neighbor islands.
• $658,480 for aquaculture development; includes four permanent positions and operating expenses.
• $1,600,000 and two positions to clear a portion of the stream in Kapaa, Kauai.
• $2,105,803 for security services to address trespassing, abandonment of vehicles on agribusiness development corporation land, and other security issues on vacant land; and also for two permanent positions to assist with ADC's accounting and assets.
• $800,000 for irrigation management on agribusiness development corporation land.
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• $425,000 for invasive pest species such as the coffee berry borer beetle, spittle bug, and Japanese beetle, mainly impacting two industries; coffee and ranching.
• $500,000 for a creative grant program for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. $200,000 for an artist fellowship program. $2,000,000 to support the mission of Iolani Palace. $10,000,000 for capital improvements to Bishop Museum $7,500,000 to support programming and operations of the Bishop Museum Department of Agriculture $654,454 for rabies quarantine.
• $224,588 to fund one economist position and two surveys to double local fruit production with the USDA.
• $800,000 for a Pesticide Disposal program.
As an active member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, I wanted to provide this End of Session report on behalf of each of its hard working committee members. ~ Senator Maile BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (HB 1600) General Fund: $8.7 Billion All Methods of Funding (total): $16.9 Billion 2022 Legislative Accomplishments of the Senate Ways & Means Committee
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• $551,000 for improvement of the Menehune ditch.
• $26,000,000 to upgrade the Wahiawa Dam and Spillway, and purchase lands in fee simple interest.
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• $160,000 in state matching funds for the Business Development and Support Division to apply for a federal grant of $800,000 to support Eligible Small Business Concerns. $488,715 and seven new positions and for the Hawaii State Energy Office to support renewable energy projects across the state. $143,508 and two new positions to establish a development support staff at the General Support for Economic Development Division. $1,500,000 for Accelerator Awards to support startup companies. $1,000,000 for Manufacturing Assistance Program Award. $1,000,000 in State Matching Funds for Naval Research Grants. $2,300,000 to establish a carbon smart land management assistance pilot program and a Hawaii Air Noise and Safety Task Force. $13,874,350 for infrastructure upgrades for Kalaeloa to improve roadways, regional connections, utilities and additional water and power infrastructure. $5,000,000 for Affordable Homeownership.
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism $660,000 to cover the cost of moving expenses for the office of Strategic Marketing and Support while their office receives much needed renovations.
Senate Ways & Means Committee End-of-Session Report 2022 Page 2 of 7
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Department of the Attorney General $3,360,000 for raises for deputy attorneys general. Thirteen new deputy attorneys general positions within the department focusing on areas including human trafficking abatement, public safety, criminal justice, and legislation; and four positions in the department of human services. $1,635,000 to revitalize the statewide career criminal and victim witness program. $114,500 to establish a victim witness support team to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
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Department of Budget and Finance
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• $1,588,000 to establish a new office for human trafficking abatement.
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• $33,333,334 to leverage federal funds to expand broadband deployment. $335,068,000 to restore prefunding of other post employment benefits.
• $6,750,000 to modernize the aging KEIKI database the Child Support Enforcement Services Division has used since 1998, to a state of the art platform that will increase efficiency and data quality.
Department of Defense $99,174 to establish one Threat Assessment Planner for the Office of Homeland security. $645,000 to clear foliage surrounding the State Veterans Cemetery. $125,000 to obtain an additional Excavator & Utility Tractor for State Veterans Cemetery to assist with burial and groundskeeping duties. Restoration of $5,000,000 major disaster fund.
Department of Education $32,500,000 to address several areas including: hard to staff concerns in certain geographical locations, to retain and recruit teachers for special education, and provide Hawaiian language immersion for students.$6,360,000 to furnish and equip new classrooms and school buildings across the state. $117,019 to add one position for the Papahana O Kaiona Alternative Learning Program. $2,716,984 to add twenty one positions to establish a new nursing section to coordinate and provide clinical supervision for schools.
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• $3,000,000 to convert the 40 year old barcode system to RFID technology to increase efficiency for both the staff and the public.
• Two permanent positions and $200,000 for Workforce Development Coordinators at McKinley and Waipahu Community School for Adults. $250,000 for Education Programs for incarcerated women. $2,000,000 for Charter Schools Hawaiian Immersion teachers. $855,000 to add three positions for a Waianae fish hatchery program. $97,202 to add one position for Charter School civil rights compliance.
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• $600,000 for "Grow Our Own Teacher Stipends". $1,022,499 to add seventeen positions to make the pilot Special Education Teacher Mentor Program permanent. $1,000,000 to deploy a sensor network in air conditioned classrooms to optimize classroom conditions for students and staff. $1,000,000 to install security cameras at eleven libraries. $750,000 for public libraries to purchase digital and physical materials for community use. $2,000,000 to provide Menstrual products at schools.
• Eight positions and $546,961 for the Division of Vocational Licensing improve processing of licensure applications.
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• $1,150,000 increase for the Indexed Complex Area Administration program for classroom supplies, instructional materials, materials and resources for professional learning communities, and technology to provide equity of access to students.
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• $395,628 for Supplies, CE FOMA Contracts, Electricity, Travel, Transportation, and OSHA PPE for the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard.$35,000,000 in General funds for Plans, Design, Construction, and Equipment for Infrastructure and Facilities for Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. $35,000,000 in General funds for Plans, Design, Construction, and Equipment for Infrastructure and Facilities for Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
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Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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• $332,790 and two positions to coordinate the Hawaii State Teacher Fellows Program, which looks to build and empower teacher voices and perspectives.
Senate Ways & Means Committee End-of-Session Report 2022 Page 4 of 7 Office of the Governor • $331,429 to retore the Intergovernmental Policy Unit. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands • $10,000,000 for Planning and Development for Hawaiian Homesteads. • $1,043,548 funds 20 positions important to land leases, loans, & fiscal services. Department of Health • $5,000,000 for COVID 19 Testing. • $16,320,700 for Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. • $500,000 for needs and site assessment for new Kona hospital. • $8,923,000 for the Maui Health System. • $16,320,700 for the HHSC Oahu Region. • $537,542, and eight positions including three clinical psychologists and three psychiatrists for Adult Mental Health Outpatient. • $3,487,633 for the Hawaii State Hospital Forensic Building operations. • $14,000,000 Hawaii State Laboratory modernization of existing lab facility. • $60,780 to restore funding for one Communication Access Specialist whose primary responsibilities include credentialing sign language interpreters and communications access for State programs and services. • $1,200,000 for ambulances for Hawaii county. • $1,621,650 for Maui and Kauai emergency medical services. • $276,000 and 5 positions for the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. • $2,650,000 million for Kupuna Care program. • $1,500,000 for Aging & Disability Resource Ctr for counties across the State. • $204,876 for one Program Specialist for Office of Language Access as well as funds for capacity building of qualified interpreters and translators. Department of Human Resources Development • $90,000 for the restoration of one Administrative Assistant. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations • $450,000 for One Stop Workforce Information for Workforce Development. • $5,293,416 and seven positions for high school and post high internships across State departments • $235,338 to fund two elevator inspectors and an online scheduling system for the program. • $321,000,000 for the Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payment Program to increase unemployment benefit payments. • $152,500 to fund five positions for the Office of Community Services to administer Grant in Aid awards. • $2,000,000 for emergency food assistance programs in all four counties statewide.
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Department of Human Services $4,021,809 annually to increase the Temporary Assistance for Other Needy families (TAONF) program allotment level of assistance per family. $500,000 in additional funding for the Rental Assistance Services Program. Two additional Social Worker positions for the Child Protective Services Program. $3,006,048 in operating costs and twenty five positions to implement a childcare subsidies program within the department, statewide for eligible low income families. In addition, $6,960,000 to assist families with child care payments. $2,080,000 to fund a database and a wage subsidy for early learning educators. $450,000 to fund maintenance and repair, as well as services to transfer youth to mental health residential programs. $400,000 for sex trafficking victims support services $1,842,000 for the Exit Retention Bonus Payment Program to help families successfully exit the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. $6,000,000 for the TANF program to procure innovative afterschool services. $23,094,000 to fund additional housing subsidies of up to $500 per month to TANF and TAONF program participants participating in the First to Work Program. $2,500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support the department's response to COVID 19 and the ongoing pandemic. $5,897,505 to expand post partum coverage from 2 to 12 months for MedQuest patients to increase lifesaving screening services, provide preventative treatment, and address healthcare parity. $25,952,297 to provide adult dental benefits to MedQuest patients under "Option 2," including both cleaning and treatment services. $1,137,000 for KOLEA maintenance and operations. Department of Public Safety $320,568 to add six clinical psychologists to provide evening and weekend psychology services for inmates suffering mental health crisis. $870,336 to add sixteen registered nurses to expand 24 hour nursing services to five correctional facilities. $626,868 for the Crime Victim Compensation Commission. University of Hawaii $7,200,000 million & $800,000 ifunds for UH Manoa and UH Hilo Athletics, respectively $1,670,000 expand JABSOM's grad residency program for neighbor island rotations. $85,500 and three positions for the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology. $1,756,489 for additional nursing clinical instructor lecturers. $580,000 for improvements to the Ernst Theatre at UH Manoa. $557,097 and four positions to address the teacher shortage in Hawaii $190,000 and two positions to kickstart the Aviation program at UH Hilo. $2,889,496 and fourteen positions for the Imi Loa Immersion Program at UH Hilo. $836,000 and three positions for the Maui Food Innovation Center. $389,840 and eight positions for the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapiolani Community College. $1,575,000 and seven positions for Computer Science/Engineering positions and the establishment of an IT internship program at UH Manoa and UH Hilo.
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Senate Ways & Means Committee End-of-Session Report 2022 Page 5 of 7
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• $194,000 for repair and maintenance of streetlights and upgrades to LED in Hawaii County.
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Harbors: • $1,282,996 for debt payment increases for the Johnson Controls Energy Savings Lease Financing Agreement.
• $10,000,000 to fund a stored property and debris removal program to clean up unauthorized encampments on state lands and store important belongings. Last year this program cleaned up 11.98 million pounds of waste and expect to see more in upcoming years due to continuing economic difficulties.
• $800,000 for repair and maintenance of smart traffic controllers to continue the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) initiative that encourages safe and efficient traffic. $800,000 to purchase a mobile scanner to help with property damage and natural disaster assessment and mitigation.
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Senate Transportation Committee End-of-Session Report 2022 Page 6 of 7 Department of Land and Natural Resources • $3,000,000 for Public Lands Management operating expenses. • $895,752 and seven new Land Agent positions across the state. • $15,660 to upgrade the Wildlife Technician position on Kauai Island. • $129,000 for two new Aquatic Biologist positions to restart the marine aquaculture program and manage the coral program and nursery. • $1,800,000 in additional funds for first responder overtime, helicopter contracts, and repair of firefighting equipment for the Native Resources and Fire Protection program. • $1,700,000 in additional funds for Rapid Ohia Death response. • $1,500,000 in additional funds for the Hawaii Invasive Species Council. • $1,200,000 and three positions for Axis Deer Mitigation. • $454,318 in salary increases for seventeen senior Historic Preservation positions for recruitment and retention of specialized talent. • $614,280 for fourteen new positions at the Historic Preservation department to handle the anticipated workflow accompanying incoming infrastructure federal funds. • $50,000 for creation of a Rustic Parking Area and Trail Maintenance at Maunawili trail. • $400,000 in additional funding for operating expenses at the Kahoolawe Island Reserve. • $2,395,201 and twenty nine positions to restore cuts made in FY21. • $2,000,000 for security services at critical infrastructure locations. • $291,888 and twelve positions for the Marine Security Division to provide additional protection for Hawaii's beaches and wildlife. • $500,000 for Maalaea Harbor Improvements • $4,000,000 for Honokohau Small Boat Harbor Wastewater infrastructure. • $2,000,000 Trail clean up and restoration. • $72,000 and two Cultural Resource Specialist positions. • $200,000 for the Aha Moku Advisory Committee.
Department of Transportation Airports: $17,380,153 to revitalize the Wiki Wiki Bus Program to provide efficient and safe transportation at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. $1,200,000 for routine maintenance of airfield pavement, signage, and lighting repairs at Lihue Airport. $2,358,085 for increasing costs of utilities, safety, maintenance, and janitorial supplies at Kahului Airport, Molokai Airport, Lanai Airport, and Kapalua Airport.
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• $1,077,000 for increasing costs of utilities, security services, and maintenance at Honolulu, Kalaeloa Barbers Point, Hilo, Kawaihae, Kahului, Kaunakakai, and Kaumalapau harbors.
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Highways: $2,000,000 for invasive species removal focusing on Albizia Trees.
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